Entire desktop folder gone -- 0 KB?! Snow Leopard

mach1andy · Sep 22, 2009, 12:51 PM

I flipped open my macbook (running 10.6.1) yesterday, went to sign in as a guest and i got the spinning pinwheel. It eventually went back to the login screen for both my username and the guest account. When I entered my username's password it took me to a "guest" looking account and all of my data was gone. The user->desktop folder showed 0Kb, iTunes, Safari, iPhoto are completely empty -- yet when i navigate to the folders under 'macintosh', I see all of the files (minus my entire desktop).

Has this happened to anyone? Any suggestions? I tried giving her the old "APPLE + OPT + P + R" and took out the battery for a bit but to no avail. Completely puzzled & on vacation. Gnarly feeling.

swindmill · Sep 22, 2009, 03:08 PM

A lot of users are experiencing a crashing desktop. I'm not sure if this is what your problem is, but you might try relaunching Finder.

mach1andy · Sep 22, 2009, 06:50 PM

I wish it was just that... a crash. This appears to be a complete wipe of my desktop folder and all associated caches from my user account. Nobody else had this problem? I'm anomaly, playing Monopoly with a few less files?

swindmill · Sep 23, 2009, 08:22 AM

I guess I'm confused by what you mean by 'desktop folder'. My desktop folder is always completely empty because I don't keep files on my desktop.

Sep 22, 2009, 12:51 PM	#1
mach1andy macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Los Angeles	Entire desktop folder gone -- 0 KB?! Snow Leopard I flipped open my macbook (running 10.6.1) yesterday, went to sign in as a guest and i got the spinning pinwheel. It eventually went back to the login screen for both my username and the guest account. When I entered my username's password it took me to a "guest" looking account and all of my data was gone. The user->desktop folder showed 0Kb, iTunes, Safari, iPhoto are completely empty -- yet when i navigate to the folders under 'macintosh', I see all of the files (minus my entire desktop). Has this happened to anyone? Any suggestions? I tried giving her the old "APPLE + OPT + P + R" and took out the battery for a bit but to no avail. Completely puzzled & on vacation. Gnarly feeling.
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Sep 22, 2009, 03:08 PM	#2
swindmill macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: KY	A lot of users are experiencing a crashing desktop. I'm not sure if this is what your problem is, but you might try relaunching Finder. __________________ 27" iMac i3 3.2GHz \| 11" MBA i5 1.7GHz \| 20" ACD \| TV2 \| iPhone 5 32GB Black \| iPhone 5 64GB White \| iPad 2 64GB 3G
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Sep 23, 2009, 08:22 AM	#4
swindmill macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: KY	I guess I'm confused by what you mean by 'desktop folder'. My desktop folder is always completely empty because I don't keep files on my desktop. __________________ 27" iMac i3 3.2GHz \| 11" MBA i5 1.7GHz \| 20" ACD \| TV2 \| iPhone 5 32GB Black \| iPhone 5 64GB White \| iPad 2 64GB 3G
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Sep 22, 2009, 06:50 PM	#3
mach1andy Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Los Angeles	I wish it was just that... a crash. This appears to be a complete wipe of my desktop folder and all associated caches from my user account. Nobody else had this problem? I'm anomaly, playing Monopoly with a few less files?
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